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A New Deal for Tenants: Rents Down, Rights Up!

  • Scotland’s tenants need homes we can afford, so that we’re not priced out of our communities.
  • We need security of tenure, not just a place we can stay for a while.
  • We need homes that are warm, so that heating them doesn’t cost the earth.
  • We need access to justice and better enforcement, so that we can defend ourselves when landlords treat us unfairly. 

The Scottish Government has promised to introduce rent controls and greater rights for tenants in this Parliament.
Between December 2021 and April 2022, the Scottish Government consulted on proposed changes to the law.

As Scotland's tenants union, we demanded:

  • AFFORDABLE HOMES: a point-based system of rent controls to bring down housing costs and improve housing quality and a greater supply of social housing

  • QUALITY HOMES: greater and clearer penalties for landlords who refuse to make repairs, as well as clearer incentives for improvements such as energy efficiency

  • SECURE HOMES: greater protections for tenants, including banning winter evictions, making all grounds discretionary and introducing meaningful penalties for breaches of the law

  • HOMES THAT ARE OURS: the right to make it ours by not facing undue restrictions on what we can do, such as having pets or redecorating

  • STRONGER VOICES FOR TENANTS: control over our homes, which means making rent consultation results binding, and ensuring we don’t face repercussions for exercising our rights

Get in touch if you want to get involved locally and push for change. 

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  • Sonnie Carlebach
    endorsed 2022-04-12 13:05:20 +0100
  • Chris Alcock-Hodgson
    endorsed 2022-04-12 13:00:29 +0100
  • John Bell
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:59:51 +0100
    More affordable housing that meets needs of communities.
  • Vittoria Zampella
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:57:10 +0100
  • Cristina Samuel
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:57:05 +0100
  • Valerie Reid
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:52:44 +0100
    More affordable, quality housing.
  • Joseph Gonnella
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:48:38 +0100
  • Nairn McDonald
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:45:59 +0100
  • Fraser Keatings
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:44:14 +0100
  • Greg Hall
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:42:14 +0100
  • Cora Gibson
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:38:37 +0100
    Affordable Rent, that doesn’t require anyone to choose rent over any necessity or necessary ‘luxury’ and a voice for tenants
  • Chris Double
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:37:29 +0100
    Affordability & Quality. A tackle on monopolisation.
  • Leah Duffy
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:37:09 +0100
  • Benwei Wei
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:36:58 +0100
  • niamh Gill
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:35:50 +0100
  • Coll Mccail
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:34:45 +0100
  • Bora Krasniqi
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:31:51 +0100
  • Stewart Kirkpatrick
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:30:20 +0100
    We need affordable homes that are properly insulated at landlords’ expense. And we need an end to the assumpiont that bits of Scotland (housing, land, whatever) can just be bought up by the wealthy so they can live off the hard work of others.
  • Caelan Sutcliffe
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:29:58 +0100
  • Justin Biggi
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:25:50 +0100
  • Chris Kilgallon
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:18:24 +0100
    Rent controls. Seizure of homes that exceed need. Higher property tax. Rent and mortgages based purely on cost of living.
  • Kathryn Parker Neher
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:06:58 +0100
  • Natalee Garrett
    endorsed 2022-04-12 12:06:18 +0100
    Rent control. Eco friendly and cost effective energy standards for all housing. Reduction in air bnbs/ short-term or holiday rentals.
  • Gavin Kirby
    endorsed 2022-04-12 11:59:54 +0100
    Rent controls and more rigorous enforcement of sanctions and penalties against negligent landlords.
  • Zack Abrams
    endorsed 2022-04-12 11:59:08 +0100
    Affordable housing, strict limits on airBnB and student housing, rent control, ensuring at least double glazing and modern boilers.
  • Koorosh Mccormack
    endorsed 2022-04-12 11:57:22 +0100
  • Ruaridh Colclough
    endorsed 2022-04-12 11:53:44 +0100
  • Stefan Rooke
    endorsed 2022-04-12 11:51:55 +0100
  • Naomi Farmer
    endorsed 2022-04-12 11:49:19 +0100
  • Gray Davis
    endorsed 2022-04-12 11:48:44 +0100